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An EFL spokesman said: “The EFL Board and its Clubs have previously expressed the opinion that closing the summer transfer window in advance of the season commencing would be an improvement on the current position.

“On this basis we will be tabling the matter for discussion with Clubs in September.

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“It will be important that all the consequences of such a decision are fully considered, as the requirements of our Clubs are different to those in Europe’s top flight leagues.”

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One obvious grey area is the fact that the Football League season typically begins a week earlier than its Premier League counterpart.

The notion of excluding deals with top-flight clubs before they have finalised their own squads seems unhelpful but that is an issue that has already been anticipated and some form of accommodation could be made.

At both Premier League and EFL level there are concerns around transfer dealings distracting from on-field business.